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Alfred Freddy Krupa

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Alfred Freddy Krupa
Alfred Freddy Krupa
Born
Alfred Krupa

(1971-06-14) 14 June 1971 (age 53)
Karlovac, Yugoslavia

Alfred Freddy Krupa (14 June 1971,[1] Karlovac, Yugoslavia ) is a Croatian painter. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts in 1995. He published New Ink Art Manifesto in 1996 and departed to Tokyo Gakugei University in 1998.[2] He became known to the general public in 1990 via the then popular Yugoslav weekly[3] "Vikend/Weekend".

Author Milica Jović wrote in her article for New York-based Highlark Magazine that Krupa is considered the pivotal figure in the Western New Ink Art movement.[4]

On the 26th of April 2023 at the proposal of the State Commission for Awards and Recognition of the Republic of Croatia, the President of the Republic of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, awarded the painter Alfred Freddy Krupa the Order of Danica Hrvatska ( “Order of the Croatian Morning Star” or simply “Order of the Croatian Star”) with the image of Marko Marulić,‘for special merits in the field of culture and exceptional contribution to the promotion of Croatian fine arts in the country and abroad’.[5]

On the basis of Articles 34 and 97 of the Statute of the City of Karlovac, the City Council of the City of Karlovac, at its 24th session held on June 20, 2023, decided on the awarding of public recognitions in 2023 awarded the city's highest public award - the City of Karlovac Award to the painter Alfred Krupa.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Memories: Mladen Krupa". Acta Croatica. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Croatian artist Alfred Krupa wins 1st World Award in Painting and Artist of the Year title at the 13th International InterArtia Art Festival". Croatia Week. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ Yugoslavia's Sunny Side: A History of Tourism in Socialism (the 1950s-1980s) Grandits, Hannes; Taylor, Karin (January 2010). Yugoslavia's Sunny Side: A History of Tourism in Socialism (1950s-1980s) - Google Books. ISBN 9789639776692.
  4. ^ "Ink Art Movement: The Rising Popularity of Contemporary Ink Painting". 24 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Odluka o dodjeli odlikovanja Reda Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića Alfredu (Mladen) Krupi". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Glasnik 2023". karlovac.hr. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Nagrada Grada Karlovca ove godine ide Alfredu Krupi, još 10 pojedinaca i udruga dobit će plaketu Grada Karlovca". Trend.com.hr. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.


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